1.i Norton SOHC Petrol and Oil Tank Parts

These are 4mm internal ID Nitrile O rings and are fitted onto the shaft of the Norton Oilers (Item 0570 and 0571) just under the top brass ferrule, and one is fitted to stop excess oil travelling up the shaft. These are replacement O rings which can be fitted if the original O ring gets worn, or you damage the original if stripping to clean old castor oil. The original 'Oilers' were normally fitted wtih a form of rubber/leather washer at the same point - and I would expect that either one or two of these modern O rings would make a good replacement. Sold as a pack of 3

Crankcase feed pipe to cambox and 1/4" BSP union nut's to fit all SOHC models (30/40, M30/M40 etc) - this is the bottom piece of the cambox feed pipe assembly - which we offer here to be purchased seperately

Correct (and as per original) 1/4" BSP 'One Way Valve' - as fitted to all Norton singles, including all SOHC, OHV and SV models - this item screwing into the recess just above the drive side main bearings, allowing the engine to breathe correctly

These are the unions that screw into the crankcase behind the timing chamber - it is the smaller 1/4" BSP side that screws into the crankcase, the larger side is 3/8" BSP and takes the distinctive large oil pipes fitted to Norton Internationals.

This is the Union that fits into International and SOHC Manx crankcases for both Feed and Return. It allows for the standard 3/8" BSP SOHC Norton oil pipes to be connected. It is very close to original but is a modern item, and uses a larger spanner hex, requiring a UNF spanner. This is a cheaper alternative to the original brass union that I have made specially (Item no 0246), but as you only need to screw it in once this is not really an issue - item is still high quality and is cadmium plated. - Price is per each

This is a faithful reproduction of the straight through union fitted to SOHC (and DOHC) cambox's for connecting the cambox oil feed pipe (fitted at top of crankcase and cambox), but also used as a front crankcase breather on many Inters and magnesium racing engines. Finally it is also fitted as a breather union on the bevel chamber of magnesium racing crankcases behind the inner timing cover (while Inter crankcases instead employ a pressure telltale unit). Copied from an original pre-war item

This is the oil tank union fitted to many International\Manx oil tanks with the larger 3\8" BSP fitting on both sides (crankcase unions were smaller on the crankcase side).
Please note - these do not have gauze filters fitted, which the 'Feed' side union would have had originally (I might make some of these in the future). Gauze can easily be added in by soft soldering.

Surprisingly it is very difficult to find good quality vulcanised (red fibre) washers to fit 1/4"BSP fittings. These red fibre washers are of the highest quality (from a specialist manufacturer) and have just the right external diameter - but are a very tight fit on the thread. To fit them I place the breather (or similar 1/4" BSP fitting) in soft jaw vice, then place these washers just onto the thread - then I carefully use a pair of large pliers (the circular hole with coarse teeth) to carefully wind them onto the thread. Although this is difficult - the result is the correct size washer that does not look out of place under a Norton breather (unlike many modern ones that are far too wide and look out of place). These are high quality washers from a top manufacturer - sold in pack of 5. Note: do not buy if you are worried you might not be able to fit them!!

1/4" BSP Copper Washer - pack of 3. This washer is suitable for use in 3 places - the main Oil pipe unions that screw into the crankcase (see second photograph), the Oil filter bolt that fits at the base of the timing case chamber or the sump plug screw.

- Modern equivelant Dowty washer (outer washer is zinc plated steel, inner washer is neoprene). This washer is used behind the timing chamber filter bolt and also at the back of the rear cylinder crankcase mouth bolt (that has an oil feed)